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Michael Newton
While in deep hypnosis, 29 patients of the author describe their hidden memories of the hereafter, including what has happened to them between their former reincarnations on earth. They reveal…
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Modernism is an important architectural style in which technological innovations are used for social purposes. The Cura?ao chapter of the nonprofit organization DoCoMoMo (Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement)…
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A selection of ghost stories. From The Old Nurse’s Story through to Afterword , it covers the most terrifying tales of the genre. With a thoughtful introduction, and helpful notes…
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An attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters…
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Encouraging a collaborative and thoughtful approach to the wicked problems facing higher education (HE), this book is a showcase of pioneering educators who believe that well-designed education is good for…
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A gripping account of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate’s rampage across Nebraska in the late 1950s. Complete with an update on Fugate’s life today, WASTE LAND compellingly probes not…
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When it comes to crime, truth is often stranger than fiction. Many of the cases that have stumped investigators are among the strangest on record. This title presents mysteries that…
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Orrin Porter Rockwell is more than just a deputy United States marshal and a deadly gunfighter. He’s a member of the Mormon Danites, the group of enforcers known as the…
Based on papers presented at a conference held at St. Francis Xavier University, June 29-July 2, 2011.
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The five-member SFX Corporation is a private military contractor working at various times for government agencies, individual clients, or on personal projects, rejecting any job offers that might place them…
The five-member SFX team undertakes contracts for paramilitary action against selected targets at home or abroad, rejecting any job offers that might place them on the wrong side ethically.
Although Gaelic no longer resounds through the Lennox and Mentieth as it once did, this volume demonstrates that its rich heritage of literature and folklore deserves to be rediscovered and…
A comprehensive guide to the Ku Klux Klan, this work begins with a brief history of the KKK, since antebellum predecessors. It covers such topics as white supremacy; religion; moralism…
Representing a unique reference tool for readers interested in history, criminology, or terrorism, this book provides the most complete and up-to-date coverage of assassinations of key figures throughout history and…
An account of an American serial killer, Harvey Glatman, who was convicted in 1958 of murders involving rape and torture, in which a rope played a significant role.
Describes exotic species recognized by state wildlife authorities; extinct species whose passing is disputed or disproved; various aquatic monsters said to occupy Florida’s rivers, lakes, and offshore waters; alien big…
In 1917, three law school graduates are on their way to register for the draft in World War I. En route to the recruiting office, they meet classmate J. Edgar…
Set in the years 1925 to early 1933, the novel tracks O'Hara, Gantt, Tolson, Sawyer and Jordan through new trials and tribulations.
In Book IV of The Bureau-Honor and Glory-global war sets Earth ablaze. Declan O'Hara is assigned to the FBI’s new Special Intelligence Service in Latin America, while his son Nolan…
In Book V of The Bureau-Code of Honor-a grim Cold War settles in to replace the recent global conflagration, spawning a Red Scare at home and abroad surpassing the postwar…
Hopsquatch is a modern mystery set against the background of Amerindian legend, cryptozoology (the search for hidden animals), and clashes mirroring real-life headlines from the rural battlegrounds where tradition stands…
Book VI of The Bureau-In Honor’s Name-spans events from January 1956 through publication of the Warren Report on President John Kennedy’s assassination
Book No. 7 of The Bureau, Crimes of Honor, follows the surviving protagonists through the tumultuous years between 1965 and 1973.
Book No. 8 of The Bureau, Price of Honor, follows the surviving protagonists through the turbulent years between 1974 and 1983. For the FBI and NYPD’s BOSS, pursuit of black…
When Jeremiah Jambalaya heads to the Friendship tree to meet his friends for a play date, he is surprised to find that his friend are nowhere around.
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Native American legends speak of brutal wars between tribesmen and cannibal giants, an early form of ethnic cleansing from which only one side could emerge victorious. But are the stories…
Newton tells the stories confidently, clearly and with great humanity.‘ Independent on Sunday 'The stories Newton has to tell are spellbinding.’ Mail on Sunday ‘A collection of six, extraordinary individual…
In this exciting book, Newton takes an overview of the most terrifying uberpredators in the world–giant snakes. Outsized examples of known species as well as putative new species are looked…
As a major architect of the United States’ national crime syndicate, Morris ‘Moe’ Dalitz was active in various fields of organized crime from 1918 until his death. This biography tells…
The FBI, America’s most famous law enforcement agency, was established more than 100 years ago. Since its inception in 1908, the FBI has been the subject of countless books, articles…
On November 14, 1957, state troopers raided an estate in Apalachin, New York, and arrested 59 affluent men, with nearly as many more escaping through the surrounding woods. The next…
Crimes motivated by prejudice date to the beginning of human history. Despite legislation addressing bias-driven offenses hate crimes continue to plague modern American society. Beginning with the assassination of Dr…
An account of feral children - those brought up with no human contact, sometimes raised by wild animals, unable to speak or perform functions we consider human. The book examines…
Beginning with their first confrontation in 1922, this book examines the similarities, covert collaborations and common goals of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Ku Klux Klan. It explores…
Organized crime has played a significant social role in cultures all over the world. This is the first book to establish a timeline of global organized criminal activity, which spans…
Texarkana’s phantom was not America’s first serial slayer; he certainly was not the worst, either in body count or sheer brutality. But he has left a crimson mark on history…
With its fiery crosses and nightriders in pointed hoods and flowing robes, the Ku Klux Klan remains a recurring nightmare in American life. What began in the earliest post-Civil War…
Founded by members of America’s first postwar domestic Nazi movement, the National States Rights Party evolved on dual fronts as a political protest movement and a vehicle of violent resistance…
Umberto Anastasio, better known as Albert Anastasia, was an Italian-American mobster and hitman who became one of the deadliest criminals in American history. This first-ever book-length biography of Anastasia traces…
Provides the definitive history of the KKK in Mississippi, long recognised as one of the group’s most militant and violent realms. The campaigns of terrorism by the Klan, its involvement…
Largely forgotten now, Frankie Yale was an influential New York mobster of the early 20th century whose proteges included future leaders of New York’s five Mafia families and Chicago’s outfit…
Between 1933 and 1939, the FBI pursued an aggressive, highly publicized nationwide campaign against a succession of Depression era ‘public enemies.’ This historical analysis reveals the agency’s often illegal tactics…
Offers an overview of Scottish Highland culture and history, exploring such topics as folklore, literature, social organization, ethnic identity, and the role of language. This work is suitable for those…
This first full-length survey of American civil rights cold cases examines unsolved racially motivated murders over nearly four decades, beginning in 1934. The author covers all cases reviewed by the…
A global survey of unknown creatures reported by thousands of eyewitnesses-creatures that have either been verified, refuted, or are still being examined by scientific researchers.
For fans of true crime, this fourth entry in the Profiles in Crime series presents history’s most ‘elite’ serial killers - master murderers who stretched the psychic envelope and racked…
This reference work presents a flesh and blood view of cryptozoology. Here, 2,744 entries are listed, the majority of which each describe one specific creature or type of creature. Those…
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